one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
degenerate; pervert; deviant
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
true state; actual condition; reality
nothing but; none other than
aging; wearing out; deterioration
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
crazy; mad; devoid of reason
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to become desperate; to give in to despair
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
perfect obsession; personal fixation; addiction to (something matching one's tastes)
kamidana; household shrine; home shrine
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
meeting place; assembly hall
entering a faith; joining a religion
to go downhill; to go down a slope
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
religious organization; religious organisation
about; concerning; related to; -ish
returning from school; going home from school
to kidnap; to abduct; to force to go to (e.g. an event)
staying the night; lodging (at)
manga cafe; coffee shop with a manga library (usu. has Internet facilities and charges by the hour)
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
kerosene; paraffin; lamp oil
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
hollow; low ground; basin; pit; dip; depression
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.); financially supporting one's favorite celebrity (by buying merchandise, attending events, etc.)
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other